The Starchild of Atarashara, a coming of age story for youth, launches next week on Amazon.com for Tsawwassen author Louise Cadrin.
Cadrin says she is excited about launching her first novel.
“I’m a real believer in magic and that it is all around us everywhere and when we open our senses to it we open ourselves to unlimited possibilities and that really is the premise of the book,” she said.
“It’s a great read for kids, but it’s really for anyone who is trying to figure out who they are, who are coming into their own sense of identity and finding the tribe that they really connect with.”
The book will be available for sale on Amazon.com (USA) and Amazon.ca (Canada) on Nov. 15 from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Pacific time at a special launch price.
Following the Amazon launch, Cadrin plans to launch in book stores and have readings and signings. You can also see more about the book on Facebook as well as email: author@mlouisecadrin.com to be put onto an email distribution list for future updates on the book.
Cadrin’s decision to write a book began some years ago after traveling to Europe to celebrate her 50th birthday.
“The entire trip was a period of deep introspection and reflection, with the last seven days spent in rural Tuscany, Italy,” she recalled. “Every evening as darkness fell, I would walk down to the river and be filled with wonder as the woods came alive with masses of fireflies, their lights reflecting on the water. Coupled with this magical view were the sounds of nature, including the deep rhythmic songs of the bullfrogs. That trip, and in particular the mystical experience in Tuscany, was a turning point in my life.
“Upon returning home, I felt a pressing need to write. Two weeks later the prologue of the book was birthed. As the book progressed, the characters and their storylines continued to be revealed to me during my many walks in nature.”
She said the book was written in a few years, but after going to a writers’ retreat this spring in Mexico where she met her publisher, it has been full steam ahead ever since.
“I’m very excited to see the reactions from the reading public,” she said.
